Here’s how popular sex dating app, Fuckr, used licensing to deploy their application faster and deliver a better experience to users. As many venture capitalists and startup founders know, speed of application development is paramount to startup success. Here’s a rough summary of how Fuckr used open source and licensed technology to build their popular dating platform for singles looking for fuck buddies.

This is an article about how the dating app called Fuckr used licensed code to launch their startup faster and help people find Casual Sex near them. It will give you some insight into how they used open-source software licenses like GPLv2 to make it possible.

Fuckr was founded by two college roommates: Chris M., who had been a computer science major in college, and Jake V., who studied business administration but was also working on his Computer Science degree. They were both interested in building applications that would reach millions of people around the world, so they decided to build Fuckr together after graduation.

They launched Fuckr with free access to all features (except for uploading videos) for anyone over 18 years old. After six months of seeing what kinds of features their user base found most interesting, they added subscription levels to the service that allowed users to unlock more features for a monthly fee. The company has grown steadily since then without any outside investment.

The founders knew they could never develop Fuckr from scratch and expect it to be successful. They needed to use the best technology available as soon as possible, which meant using existing open source software instead of reinventing the wheel. They started with a PHP framework called Laravel, because it’s designed specifically to handle web apps. Then they used Python to integrate with Google Analytics and their own server logs, and MySQL for the database. Next came jQuery for managing Ajax calls between the front end and back-end servers, and finally Apache, Nginx, and PHP7 for running the application.

After they’d built all of these components, they deployed them to their own server infrastructure at first, but eventually moved everything to AWS. They used S3 for file storage, EC2 for their dedicated web servers, and ELB for load balancing.

“We rely heavily on AWS, but we have a lot of data that needs to be stored locally,” says Jake V. “We have to keep in mind that even if our site goes down, there are other ways for us to access data.”
As you can see, Fuckr is one of the largest sites where people meet for casual sex online. If you’ve ever wondered how they did it, here’s a quick overview of how Fuckr used open source software to build their application.
Fuckr’s founders knew that they couldn’t afford to spend years developing their own technologies from scratch, so they turned to open source software. Because they wanted to get up and running as quickly as possible, they chose a framework that allowed them to do it easily. Their choice was Laravel, an open source framework for building dynamic websites.

They used Python to integrate with Google Analytics and their own server logs.
According to the creators, Laravel is fast, flexible, and easy to work with. It has a robust ecosystem of third party extensions that allow developers to add useful functionality without having to write their own code, and it supports custom routing and APIs, making it well suited for building complex applications.

For example, when someone signs up on the Fuckr platform, they’re asked to provide their email address, username, and password. Then they need to create a profile with a photo, age, gender, location, and sexual interests. Once this information is entered into the system, they’re able to start searching for fuck buddies nearby, sending messages or starting chat sessions through the site.

Fuckr’s developers integrated with a number of third-party APIs to achieve the goals of the project, including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Heroku, Google Analytics, and Pusher.

With their existing code base complete, the next step was to deploy it. They did this by setting up the Fuckr website on their own server infrastructure, which they set up using Amazon Web Services. They used Elastic Beanstalk to provision their servers and a load balancer to distribute traffic across multiple instances. From there, they installed their back-end stack on top of the ELB instance.

Once they had the system deployed, they configured it to send emails to their new members. This is an important part of the signup process, so they wanted to make sure that it worked properly before moving forward. When someone signs up for the service, they receive an automated welcome message from the company.
Jake says that they wanted to test the email delivery feature thoroughly so they could be confident that it would function correctly when the site went live. “We needed to be sure that our email setup was working, and not going to cause any problems later,” he explains. “If we had a problem with the email flow, it could have caused a bad user experience.”

The Fuckr team built the email component themselves, using Python and Mailgun. It was important to them that they didn’t depend on external services to deliver messages. That way, if anything should happen to the external provider, they’d still be able to deliver their messages.

It’s worth noting that they chose Python to implement this feature because they liked the simplicity of the language. They also appreciated that Python has a large community of developers who are happy to share their knowledge, and offer feedback on projects like this.

Next, they used Mailgun’s SMTP relay functionality to send out thousands of test emails. They used this functionality to verify that the emails were being sent successfully, and that they arrived at their destination. Everything was working as expected, so they moved ahead with the rest of the deployment.

Their next step was to upload the code to their own server infrastructure, which they did using AWS CodeDeploy. This is the same tool they used to deploy their codebase to the cloud, and it’s designed specifically for developers. Using the AWS CodeDeploy console, they created a release template that deployed their entire stack to their servers. They saved the template and scheduled a deployment for every few hours, which ensured that they could monitor their application performance throughout its lifetime.

After deploying to their own infrastructure, they opened the site to the public.

In the past, live performers used to play pieces entitled ‘ode to joy’ or, ‘ode to sadness.’

These pieces of symphonic music-induced real emotions amongst listeners. The rooms used to be full of visible emotions such as courtship, anger, melancholy, etc.

However, music’s changed now. Musical clips can’t surely impact us or our relationships, right?

Wrong!

Our body and our minds respond to tempo, rhythmic changes, lyrical interpretations, and everything else we find in both modern and classical music.

Here’s how music affects us and our relationships:

The Single Phase

Long before you’re even in a relationship, your music taste can impact your chances of attracting members of the opposite sex.

For instance, sexually aggressive songs can make men feel misogynistic. Similarly, men-hating songs induce negative thoughts in female brains, especially the way they view the men in their lives.

Creating Memories

Quite possibly one of the first dates or meetings you share with your partner will be marked with a soundtrack.

Rare moments of intimacy (e.g., the first flirtation or the first kiss) are registered in special regions of our brains.

These memories become ostensibly linked to whatever music we were listening to during that time.

That’s why many people have certain soundtracks or songs that remind them of the ‘happiest days.’

Music Impacts How You Appreciate Your Loved Ones

In a recent study, it was proven that music impacted the way men bought gifts for women. The experiment involved romantic music being played in a small flower shop.

Romantic music made men buy more flowers!

Similarly, any media with amorous content has been proven to enhance romantic thoughts.

These effects are shared by both sexes.

However, these music-driven effects aren’t always positive. For instance, people listening to antisocial music often demonstrate symptoms of psychopathy.

Sexual Attraction

Our brains release dopamine whenever we listen to a favorite piece of music. A similar amount of dopamine is released during lovemaking.

Hence, music has always been linked with sexual attraction.

It is not uncommon for couples to have their ‘special song.’

Family Time

Music can impact your family life.

When groups of people play music, they experience ‘group think’ or ‘synchronization.’ For instance, two members of the family may start dancing together automatically when they listen to tunes.

Boost Inter-Relationship Empathy

Music also evokes empathy. People are more likely to feel empathic responses towards their designated ‘music listening partners.’

Hence, when couples who’ve shared ‘listening experiences’ break up, they have to stop listening to their once favorite tracks.

Researchers have also stated that children who share musical experiences with their parents are more likely to have mature and empathetic familial relationships when they grow up.

I’ve seen so many couples get back stronger in a relationship because they were music lovers. One very good example is my friend who was asked to text his wife.

His marriage counselor told him ‘You know, Andrew, why not text her and pour out your emotions since you cannot bear the thought of talking to her on the phone’.

And that did the trick!

Taking the Edge Off

Too much time spent with the family can be stressful as well. The best solution for mom and dad looking for some free time? Music!

The relaxing effects of music are well-documented. Music-loving couples know how to uncomplicate personal debates and take the edge off.

Get You Through the Hard Times

Every relationship has its own share of struggles. When loud fights, arguments, or painkillers don’t do the job – your favorite song might be the best solution.

When people listen to music they love, their tolerance levels and emotional maturity improve.

They’re able to control their anxiety, look past the distractions triggered by the argument, and show empathy.

Health

Couples who indulge in a workout together stay healthy and happy. Adding music to these dynamics only improves matters. Put on some energetic music (that you both like) and start strengthening your bodies and your love for each other!

Music and relationships are two of nature’s greatest gifts. No wonder they complement each other so well!

The following is an easy way to build your own player page and iFrame it in your StreamLicensing Custom Folder.

This lets you easily meet copyright rules while using your own custom player page. This works on most websites, including WordPress.

1) Build up your Player Page on your own website.

You can do this:

a)  By building your new page however you want using your existing website template. Name the new page 1008.html (or whatever non-obvious name you choose.) You can use our player or any player you want. You can also use our External Player Launch Links and our Playing Now Code Snippets.

b) Or make a copy of your index page and save the copy as 1008.html (or whatever name you choose.) If your index page already has a player on it, make this copy BEFORE taking the player and any external player links off the index page.

To this new “cloned” or newly-built page: Put the player of your choice and external player launch links on this page.  If you imbed the player on this page (rather than adding an additional popup player page), the player must not autostart.

2) Start a service ticket and ask for help in iframing your page.

Include the URL of the newly cloned player page.

3) We will iframe that page here at StreamLicensing.com in your custom folder and give you the new link.

4) Now go to your index page and take all players and external player links off. These can only be displayed on the copyrighted page (your newly built page) which must be hosted under the StreamLicensing domain.

5) Install a big listen icon in place of the player on your index page and link to the URL we give you for your iFramed page at StreamLicensing.

6) Make sure all listen to link the StreamLicensing URL (above).

7) Make sure no pages under your domain have a player or external player links.

8) Our agreement with BMI requires that your website close when your Player Page opens. To make this happen you need to set the links to your Listen page to open in the same, or parent window.

Start a service ticket if you need help.

Now you have a branded player page and you are ready to iFrame it and upload the iFrame page file to your StreamLicensing Custom Folder.

Step 3 –  StreamLicensing Banner

Add your StreamLicensing Validation Seal to your website.

1. Log into your StreamLicensing Control panel. You can always find your login by going to www.streamlicensing.com and clicking on the Broadcaster’s Area.
2. Once logged in you should see Quick Links on the right. If you don’t see Quick Links look up to the top and click on Client Area. Now under Quick Links choose My Streams.
3. You will find your StreamLicensing Validating Seal inside your Station Edit Window.
4. Click on the little Icon with a Pencil to open your edit window

1. Now scroll down to the bottom and you will see your Validating StreamLicensing Seal and just below it the HTML code snippet you need for your website.
2. DO NOT COPY THE JPEG. INSTEAD, Highlight and Copy ALL the code in the Code Snippet Window BELOW THE SEAL and then paste AS HTML Code into your website. This HTML code will place your StreamLicensing Validating Seal on your website. Make sure you insert this code on your index (home) page and on your player page if you design your own copyright compliant player page for us to host.